Method of making insoles



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J. J. MAGUlRE METHOD OF MAKING INSOLES Original Filed May 26, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I I five n30 r.- Johndl'faguzra MAW/19m.

Eune 10, 1947. J. J. MAGUIRE METHOD OF MAKING INSOLES Original Filed May 26, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //1 /5 3 lnvenzarx (TOE/3'1 arm ET/1)" Q Patented June 10, 1947 2,422,027 METHOD or MAKING INSOLES John J. Maguire, Brockton, Mass, assignor to Field and Flint 00., Brockton, Mass, at corporation of Massachusetts Original application 26, 1942, Serial No.

444,499. Divided and this application February 15, 1946, Serial No. 647,699

1 Claim.

My invention relates to methods of making insoles, the present application being a division of my copending application Serial Number 444,499,- filed May 26, 1942 which has matured as Patent No.2,39'7,361 of March 26, 1946, preferably employs a fabric of Woven material The invention, which has among its objects an such as thick cotton cloth, say about 0.03 inch improved method of making an insole, will be best thick, which, if desired, may be of several plies, or understood from the following description when of structureless material such as felt or matted read in the light of the accompanying drawings, cellulose fibers, in either case the material being While the scope of the invention will be more impregnated with a substance capable of being particularly pointed out in the appended claim. treated for stiffening it. The material may be In the drawings: made by taking a sheet of the fabric and dipping Fig. l is a side elevation of a shoe embodying an it in a solution or dispersion of substance insoluble insole made by the method according to the invenin Water so as to impregnate it with the solution tion; or dispersion. The fabric assoon as it is impreg- Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the shoe according to mated with the solution or dispersion may be Fig. 1; removed from the vessel containing the latter, and Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the lasted shoe before then immediately and before it dries be placed in the filler, outsole and heel are applied; water so that the water may displace the solvent Fig. 4 is a flat development of the insole of the liquid and precipitate the dissolved or dispersed shoe according to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 as Viewed from substance. This dissolved or dispersed substance the bottom of the insole, the outline of the insole of the impregnating solution or dispersion may, being that of the same as cut from the so-called for example, be of such material as nitrocellulose, blocker; or various gums such as Manila, copal, kauri, Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 with sandarac, or common resin, all of which are insolthe form retaining layer for the so-called cookie uble in water, and may be dissolved or dispersed of the insole omitted; in a suitable liquid medium such as alcohol, ace- Fig. 6 is a plan of a sheet employed for forming tone, ether, ammonia solution, etc., depending the form retaining layer in molding thecookie of upon in which the particular material is soluble. the insole; Reclaimed Celluloid dissolved in ethyl alcohol, or Fig. '7 is an end elevation of the sheet according nitrocellulose dissolved in acetone, to make a soluto Fig. 6; tion having the consistency of ordinary thin var Fig. 8 illustrates a step in the method of moldnish will give satisfactory results. The stiffness ing the cookie of the insole; and of the final treated sheet may be controlled by Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig, 2, dissolving into the solution small amounts of ordi- The insole l of the shoe preferably is formed of nary or refined resin. After the liquid contents leather, and is cut to provide, on its inner side at 0f the impregnating solution are disp ac d by b its shank portion, a laterally projecting cookie 3, ter the substance is precipitated in substantially the cookie being scarfed at its under side as posi colloidal form throughout the interstices of the tioned in the shoe, as clearly indicated at 5 (Fig. cloth, felt, or the like. The material so treated 5), to taper it tow d it out r edge, may then be squeezed and dried to remove any Heretofore insoles provided with cookies have residual liquid. been made of grain leather, the grain side being The dried sheets above described are flexible, positioned uppermost in the shoe. The cookie of non-tacky and p rous and may be ly t a grain leather insole may be molded to shape, "25 to the desired u lin he presence of the prethat is to say, caused to curve outwardly and up pitated substance acting to prevent raveling or Wardly, as viewed in Fig. 9, and permanently the like which would otherwise occur with unretain such shape, either by tempering it and treated cloth or the like were it attempted to cut permitting it to dry when applied to the last or by and SkiVe molding it to shape by means of heated dies which so The dried Sheet y then be t to the have the effect of baking the tempered leather. proximate shap S n n its pp v d In the shoe illustrated the insole is made of edge Which When e Sheet s pp to the split leather, which material cannot be satisfacinsole s t y Sp ced from the edge of the torily molded in the Ways above described, particcookie as Shown in being Slightly Scarfed ularly in respect to securing a cookie with sum 5% as indicated at H (Fig- 7), While its lower edge cient stiiiness and rigidity properly to retain its !3 preferably is so cut s to conform to the inner shape and Support th shank of t f t, edge of the channel lip I5 at the inner side of the cording to the present invention, for causing the shank of the insole. The blank so cut may then cookie portion of the insole to maintain its shape be dipped in a suitable mulling liquid consisting of it has applied thereto a stiff form retaining layer a solvent for the precipitated particles as, for ex- 2 l or" sheet material, which layer preferably is applied to the outer side of the cookie as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

As a suitable material for the layer 1 applicant 3 ample, where reclaimed Celluloid is used the mulling solution may be ethyl alcohol, or a mixture of toluol and ethyl alcohol, and, if desired, may contain a small amount of acetone to secure quick drying. The action of the solvent causes the finely divided precipitated particle almost instantly to coalesce and the. clipped blank to. be resolved into a flaccid tacky sheet,..the coalesced particles at the surface of the sheet acting as a cement for securing it to the cookie when applied thereto.

The insole, with the mulled layer 1 thus applied to the cookie, before the layer dries may be applied to the last l6 and secured thereto as by tacks I! (Fig. 8) and the layer allowed to dry. When dry the layer becomes non-tacky, hard and stiff, and retains the shape of the. portion of the last to which the cookie has been. applied after the tacks IT extending through the cookie are removed preliminary to the drawing-over operation. It will be understood that the mulled layer T may, if desired, be applied to the cookie after the latter is applied and secured to the last, the tacks l1 extending through the cookiein such case being passed through the marginal portion thereof beyond the-outer edge of the layer 1. In this way it has been found that the cookie-of a split-leather insole may be given the requisite stifliness and caused to retain its shape, being in these. respects superior .tothe cookie of a grain leather insole as-heretofore molded;

As shown, the insole channel I9 which forms the lip 'l extends continuously from the heel portion on the outer side .of the shoe around thetoe portion and terminates at the heel portion on the inner side of the shoe. The upper, which a illustrated comprises the outer leather layer 2.! and'lining 23', may be drawn over the last and secured thereto temporarily in the usual manner. A welt .25: may then be applied and secured to the channel lip by the inseam comprising' the line of lock stitches 2.1 which pass through the welt, the upper, and lip l5. As shown, the welt extendsfrom the heel portion. on the outer side of theshoe around. the toe: and terminates at the forward end of the shank :portion on. the inner side of the shoe. As shown, the line of stitches isgcontinued, preferably as part of the. same stitching operation, from the terminal point of' the welt at the innerside of the shoe across the shankportion at that side to secure the adjacent edge-portion of the upper to the: insole, as indicated-in Figs. 3 and 9; The excess material of the upper and channel lip along the welt may then be trimmed ofi in the usual manner except that at the. shank portion at the inner side of the shoe the upper edges 29 maybe left with-suitable margin beyond the inseam to secure the requisite'amoun-t of strength in theupper at these: portions.

Preferably the insole has cemented to: it at its under side between the opposite sides of the channel lipv a. reinfio'rcing layer 31 of canvas or the like, this canvas having downturnede edges 33', as indinated in Fig. 9,. for reinforcing the channel lip; through which flanges the stitches -21 of the inseam extend, the canvas sheet thus also acting totie together the portions of the upper at oppositesidesof the shoe and avoid transverse stretching of the split leather insole. When the layer 31 is employedit is cemented to the insole preferably before-securing the latter to the'last.

Also the layer 1 preferably extends over the adjacent portion of. the channel lip to reinforce it and also, for a purpose hereinafter pointed out, to cause the stitches of the inseam to pass through the edge of this layer.

The outsole 35 is applied after the shank stifiener 3'1 and the usual filler 39 are applied to the insole cavity. The outsole is secured to the welt by a line of outseam lock stitches H which pass through the welt and the portion of the outsole above the split 43 extending about the entire edge of theoutsole forwardly of the heel portion. The 1ine of stitches 4| is continued, preferably as part of the same stitching operation,

from the terminus of the welt on the inner side of the shoe across the shank portion at that side to the heel portion of the shoe and, as shown in Fig. 9, the stitches extend through the cookie and the adjacent portions of the upper and layer I to the inner side of the cookie.

The outsole at the inner side of the shank, as shown, has a laterally projecting portion 45 which curves upwardly well about the cookie; as best illustrated in Fig. 9. The heel 21 or the shoe, as shown in Figs. 1- and 2, .has a forwardly projecting portion 49 at the inner side of the shoe which extends under the rearward portion ofthis raised portion of the outsole so as to act to support it, the vertical outer corner'hi of'this projecting portion of the heel being much higher than the: corresponding corner 53- of the heel at the outer side of the shoe, as best illustrated in Fig. 1.

As shown, the rearward portions of the cookie 3. and the stifi form retaining layer 1 cemented to it are positioned between the insole and the projecting portion 39 of th'eheel considering the heel portion of the outsole as operativelypart of the heel. Securing the lower edge of the stifi form retaining layer 1 to the channel lip 15-, and having the lineof stitches 4| well spaced from the line of stitches 2". at the cookie, in conjunction with the upwardly curved projecting portion 35 of the outsole, forms a rigid support for the base portion of the cookie, as does likewise the projecting upwardly curved portion of the outsole beneath that portion. Having thev torwardly projecting portion 4.9011 the heel aids in supporting the arch of the foot of the wearer, and having. the rearward edge of-thecookie and the supporting. layer operatively between that portion of the heel and the insole aids in adding rigidity to the cookie and in properly supporting the foot of the wearer.

It will be-un'derstood. that, within the scope of the appended claim, wide deviations maybe made from the form of the invention described without departing'from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

The method of molding the cookie of an insole which comprises maintainingthe cookie'in conforming relation to a last or other form with a layer of moldable material applied to its exposed surface comprising a sheet impregnated with a tacky cementitious: substance causing the. sheet to adhere to said surface, which substance is capable when dry of rendering said sheet stiff: and form. retaining, and then drying said sheet while the cookie is maintained in conforming relation to-said form.

JOHN J. MAGUIRE. 

